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      06-21-2013, 11:06 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by spoonflames View Post
My car has reasonably good torque, but what if found is that in first gear there is virtually none. It feels flat, like a 2.0 non turbo

Am i imagining things or has anyone else noticed this ?

Or could someone tell me their experience of torque through the 1st and 2nd gears?

thanks
I think this has two reasons:

1) The torque is limited in those gears from the factory.
2) Inertia is stealing lots of power in low gears. Too heavy flywheel.
Appreciate 0